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LYNDHURST, Ohio -- The defending Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Hillsdale (Mich.) Chargers defeated Notre Dame, 63-14, on Saturday afternoon at Korb Field.

[Postgame Notes]

Hillsdale (3-1, 3-0 GLIAC) -- ranked No. 15 in NCAA-II (D2football.com) -- remained unbeaten in league play with the victory.  Notre Dame (1-3, 0-3) has now lost three straight games since starting the season off with a win over Mercyhurst (Pa.).

Chargers running back Joe Glendening rushed for 102 yards in the game, and quarterback Anthony Mifsud went 21-of-27 for 208 yards and four TDs.  Hillsdale took advantage of four Notre Dame turnovers, and the Charger defense held the Falcons to just 190 total yards.

The Chargers took control of the game early, pitching a three-and-out in the first series of the game (an NDC possession) and driving 63 yards on three plays in their first offensive series.  That trio of plays netted a touchdown.  Hillsdale scored another TD on their second drive and then the Charger defense added a score with an interception returned 53 yards by Nick Galvan.  That put Hillsdale up, 21-0.

Notre Dame scored a TD on an 11-yard strike from Ray Russ to Colton Wallace at the 2:15-mark of the first quarter.  The Chargers, though, came up with another defensive touchdown -- again on an interception -- to extend their lead back to 21 points (28-7) early in the second.  The second frame ended with Hillsdale upping its lead to 35-7, when quarterback Anthony Mifsud found Joe Glendening in the left corner of the end zone on a 3-yard pass with 30 seconds remaining in the half.  Mifsud went 13-of-15 for 98 yards and two TDs in the opening 30 minutes of play. 

In the second half, Hillsdale kept the momentum going, and again Notre Dame turnovers fed the Charger attack.  The visitors scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter, with NDC's offense producing negative total yardage (minus-3) in the 15-minute stanza.

The Falcons scored the lone touchdown of the fourth quarter when James Flowers made his way to the end zone on a 4-yard run.  That sprint to paydirt capped off a fine 10-play, 64-yard drive for the home side.

The end result of the game, though, was NDC being on the wrong end of a 63-14 game.  The Chargers racked up 436 total yards in winning their third straight game since losing to then-No. 11 California (Pa.), 30-22 on Aug. 30.  Hillsdale collected 29 first downs along the way, thanks in part to a 10-of-14 mark on third down conversions.  The Chargers' ability to move the chains and NDC's turnover problems led to Hillsdale clocking in with a 37-minue, 17-second time of possession.

Notre Dame has now allowed 42-or-more points in each of its first four games this season.  For Hillsdale, the Chargers' 63 points on Saturday at Korb Field came up just short of HC's program record for points in a single game (the Chargers scored 68 on Sept. 6, 1968).